Written by Bob Valentine, contributing writer The nation seems to be outraged over the attempts by Russians to plant false news about candidates on social media, thus influencing the outcomes in American elections. Who needs Russians when we have political parties? While we are spending millions of dollars on investigations and eroding what little diplomatic Read More
Story by James Turner, Contributing writer Kentucky is the first state in the nation to be approved by federal authorities to implement a general work requirement for beneficiaries of Medicaid. During the State of the Commonwealth and Budget Address, Gov. Matt Bevin briefly discussed the approval of a section 1115 waiver that requires some beneficiaries Read More
By Taylor Inman, Staff writer and Sydni Anderson, Contributing writer During his primary race earlier this year, presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was able to rally more young people than his political rivals, but where did those millennials turn their attention to after Sanders lost the race? Sanders’ presence was felt at Murray State by the Read More
By Taylor Inman, Staff writer The primaries ended with the summer and with it came changes to the election. But what changes have been happening with the student-run political groups on campus? The College Democrats and College Republicans get a lot of attention when it comes to the presidential election, with both groups growing in member Read More
The staff editorial is the majority opinion of The Murray State News Editorial Board. With democracy comes controversy. Controversy breeds conflict, and conflict sparks conversations – conversations, as with most things, have a time and a place. Conversations about politics can be the trickiest to time and the most difficult to place. There is not Read More
Story by Taylor Inman, Staff writer There is a long-running stereotype that the millennial generation does not care about politics, that they are not informed or care to be informed, but there is a change this year that has even affected the political student groups at Murray State. Allison Prokop, president of Murray State’s College Democrats, Read More
Column by Robert Valentine, Senior lecturer of advertising As nearly as I can tell, here’s how this country is supposed to work. First, everyone is free to look for happiness, get happy and stay that way. Most people are happy if they are reasonably healthy, have most of the things they need and some of the things Read More
Story by Dylan Doyle, contributing writer Gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin visited a group of Calloway County Republicans at Sirloin Stockade Thursday to discuss endgame strategies and policy. Bevin emphasized one of the most important facets of his campaign involves getting conservatives to the polls. “Friends don’t let friends not vote,” Bevin said. “Bring everybody you Read More